Journal Article on Bowl Practices

http://www2.journalnow.com/sports/2...ed-deacons-taking-time-to-regroup-ar-1711084/

If Whitlock admits that he was beat up, worn down, and exhausted I believe it!!! Dude is a warrior!!!

Really surprised that they practiced last night.

TBR said:

Really surprised that they practiced last night.

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I imagine it was really just something light to get their feet back under themselves and get everybody together after a 2 week break.

That's kind of interesting, in that folks always cite the fact that you get extra practice as a big benefit of going bowling, but it sounds like we'll only have about 10 practices between the Vandy game and the bowl game, and a couple of those sound like they'll be very limited. I guess any extra practice is good, but it doesn't sound as significant as I thought it would be.

How about the 6 teams that are playing this weekend? There are getting almost no extra practice time. They got less than 2 weeks notice from the date bowl bids were released until gameday.

Also, considering that essentially every college is in the middle of exams right now the fact that 6 teams can play bowl games this week pretty much ends the argument (as does the 1-AA playoffs) that a post season tournament is impossible because it conflicts with exam schedules.

Pilchard said:

Also, considering that essentially every college is in the middle of exams right now the fact that 6 teams can play bowl games this week pretty much ends the argument (as does the 1-AA playoffs) that a post season tournament is impossible because it conflicts with exam schedules.

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Yeah, I heard from a football player or so on campus that it was relieving just to be a regular student again

Say Hey Deac said:

That's kind of interesting, in that folks always cite the fact that you get extra practice as a big benefit of going bowling, but it sounds like we'll only have about 10 practices between the Vandy game and the bowl game, and a couple of those sound like they'll be very limited. I guess any extra practice is good, but it doesn't sound as significant as I thought it would be.

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I'd be interested to know if the whole team has been off for two weeks, or just the starters and those who play significant minutes. I heard Mike Leach on the radio (before he took the WSU job) and he mentioned that he often used the first part of the extra practices to give reps to underclassmen who had not been playing.....almost like a mini-spring practice period.